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Informationen zum Autor David Huckvale has worked as a researcher, writer and presenter for BBC Radio and as a lecturer for various universities in England. He lives in rural Bedfordshire. Klappentext Gothic cinema, typified by the films of Universal, Hammer, Amicus and Tigon, grew out of an aesthetic that stretches back to the 18th century and beyond, even to Shakespeare. This book explores the origin of Gothic cinema in art and literature, tracing its connection to the Gothic revival in architecture, the Gothic novel, landscape, ruins, Egyptology, occultism, sexuality, the mythology of werewolves, the philosophy of Hegel, and many other aspects of the Romantic and Symbolist movements. Zusammenfassung Explores the origin of Gothic cinema in art and literature! tracing its connection to the Gothic revival in architecture! the Gothic novel! landscape! ruins! Egyptology! occultism! sexuality! the mythology of werewolves! the philosophy of Hegel! and many other aspects of the Romantic and Symbolist movements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Stairways to Hell 2. Sturm und Drang 3. Ruins 4. Municipal Sublimity 5. Heaving Cleavage 6. Living Pictures INTERLUDE. Werewolves 7. Ornate Coffins 8. Hegelian Horrors 9. Ancient Egypt 10. The Occult 11. Satire Chapter Notes Select Bibliography Index
